[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"] [Site "Douglas"] [Date "2019.10.14"] [Round "5"] [White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"] [Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E20"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2748"] [Annotator "Fedoseev,Vladimir"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2019.10.10"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "IOM"] [SourceTitle "CBM 193"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2019.12.31"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 {This is the most common theory in the Nimzo with 4.f3.} d6 $5 {This line is not so popular, but to me it looks like a very principled conception, with Black trying to get the best winning chances.} 7. Bd2 {I guess this line is at least playable at this moment, kind of an empty place in theory.} Bxc3 $5 {This position was discussed in the final round game between Aronian and Magnus Carlsen!} (7... a6 $5 {- most common theory - was tried by 9 players in practice:} 8. a4 $1 bxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Nge2 $14 {Volkov was better in this game and finally won.} Re8 11. Nf4 e5 12. Nd3 Ba5 13. b3 Nh5 14. O-O Nd7 15. g3 g6 16. Nb2 Rb8 17. Bd3 Bb4 18. Nc4 Nb6 19. Ne3 Ng7 20. Qe2 a5 21. Nc2 Nd7 22. Nb5 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Nf8 24. Nca3 Ra8 25. Nc4 Ra6 26. f4 {What a beautiful domination for White!} f6 27. Kg2 g5 28. fxg5 fxg5 29. Qf2 Ng6 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. Qc7 Kg8 32. Rf7 Qxc7 33. Rxc7 Rd8 34. Nbxd6 {1-0 (34) Volkov,S (2583)-Santos Latasa,J (2584) Stockholm 2019}) 8. Bxc3 b4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be3 {This move was my idea for this game. I guess here position is very principled, and both sides can simply go the wrong way.} exd5 11. cxd5 a5 $2 {The first mistake in the game.} (11... Nfd7 {Magnus' novelty against Aronian.} 12. Ne2 f5 (12... Nb6 $5 {is an interesting alternative:} 13. Ng3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Nxf5 Rxf5 16. Bd3 Re5 17. Be4 N8d7 $11 {and finally Black gets a balanced position.}) 13. exf5 (13. Nf4 $5 $146 {I think this move was better than 13.exf5.} Qh4+ 14. g3 Qf6 15. Be2 $14 {Black's position is very risky.}) 13... Rxf5 14. Ng3 Re5 15. Kf2 Qh4 16. Qd2 (16. Bd3 $1 {is hard to calculate, risky to play, but a very principled decision. White is better prepared for the ultimate fight.} Rxe3 $5 (16... Nb6 $5 17. Re1 $1 N8d7 18. Kg1 $1 $14 {White is better, with many active pieces!}) 17. Kxe3 Qd4+ 18. Ke2 Ne5 19. Nf5 $1 {A very important resource!} Qxb2+ 20. Qc2 Nxd3 21. Ne7+ Kf8 22. Qxb2 Nxb2 23. Nxc8 Nc6 $1 {With this move Black gets enough compensation, otherwise the position is simply worse for him.} 24. Nxd6 Nd4+ 25. Kd2 Ke7 26. Nb7 c4 27. Rae1+ Kd7 28. Re4 c3+ 29. Ke3 Nf5+ 30. Ke2 a5 {All these moves were forced, but here we start to play with many options:} 31. Nc5+ $5 (31. a3 $5) ( 31. Rb1 $5) (31. g4 $5)) 16... Nf6 17. Rc1 Ba6 18. b3 Nxd5 19. Rc4 Qe7 20. Re4 Qe6 21. Bf4 Nxf4 22. Qxf4 Bxf1 23. Rxe5 dxe5 24. Qe4 Nc6 25. Rxf1 c4 26. Nf5 cxb3 27. Qxc6 Qxc6 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxc6 bxa2 30. Nxb4 Rb8 31. Ra1 Rxb4 32. Rxa2 Rb7 33. Ke3 Ke7 34. Ra6 {1/2 (34) Aronian,L (2758)-Carlsen,M (2876) Douglas 2019}) 12. a3 (12. Ne2 $1 $14 {was better, we always have a3 as a possibility.}) 12... bxa3 $6 {Not the best.} (12... Nxe4 $1 {was very strong!} 13. fxe4 Qh4+ 14. Kd2 Qxe4 {A critical position, pretty unbalanced, tough to play with both sides.} 15. Qf3 $5 Qe7 $5 (15... Qe5 $5 {is much more forcing:} 16. Kc1 Nd7 17. Bf4 Qe1+ 18. Qd1 Qe4 19. Qf3 $11 (19. Bxd6 $5 {also leads to a draw:} Rd8 $1 20. Bd3 Qe3+ 21. Qd2 Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Nf6 23. Bxc5 Rxd5 24. Nf3 Rxc5 25. axb4 Rd5 26. Rxa5 $11))) (12... Nbd7 $5 13. Ne2 Nh5 14. axb4 f5 $1 { Dynamic chess! We are entering a wild fight.} 15. bxc5 fxe4 16. c6 Ne5 17. Nd4 exf3 $36 {with a strong initiative for Black.}) 13. Rxa3 Nbd7 $6 (13... Ne8 $5 {was better, Black needs counterplay on the kingside.} 14. Ne2 f5 15. Nf4 Qf6 $13 16. Ne6 $5 Bxe6 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. Rc3 Kh8 19. Bc4 Qf6 20. O-O $13 {An unbalanced position which is more pleasant for White.}) 14. Ne2 Rb8 15. Bd2 $5 {The most natural strategic concept.} Rxb2 $2 {After that Black's position is much worse and he doesn't have any counterplay.} (15... Nh5 $1 16. Qc1 Ne5 $1 17. g4 $5 f5 $3 {It's absolutely impossible to find such a variation during the game!} 18. exf5 Qh4+ 19. Kd1 Nxf3 $1 20. Rxf3 Qxg4 21. Re3 Qa4+ $1 22. Qc2 Qa1+ 23. Qc1 $11 (23. Bc1 Bxf5 24. Qc3 Qa4+ 25. b3 Qd7 $44 {with an unbalanced position, and a full fight.})) 16. Bxa5 Qe7 17. Bc3 Rb7 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Be2 h5 20. h4 $1 Bd7 (20... Ne8 $1 $14 {Black needs some counterplay, and it's impossible to achieve it with the knight on f6!} 21. Qc1 $5 (21. Qa1 $5 { A very good looking move!} c4 $1 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Bxc4 Qc5 24. Be2 Rc7 $1 $44 {and after this difficult move Black gets good counter chances!}) (21. Ra1 $5 Nc7 22. Qd2 Nb5 23. Bxb5 Rxb5 24. Nxh5 Rb3 $1 $44 {and Black has counterplay!}) 21... f5 22. Qg5 {This is was my plan minimum during the game.} fxe4 23. Nxe4 Bf5 {and the position is equal.}) 21. Kf2 $16 Rfb8 22. Qd2 Rb3 23. Rha1 Nh7 24. Rxb3 Rxb3 25. Qc2 $5 c4 $2 {After this move there is nothing to write anymore, Black is simply lost!} (25... Rb8 $1 26. Rh1 g6 $14 {White has many options, but Black is absolutely in the game.}) 26. Bxc4 Rb8 27. Be2 Rc8 28. Qb2 Qf6 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Rh1 Nf8 31. Nxh5 Qh6 32. g4 Ng6 33. Ra1 Nf4 34. Ra6 f6 35. Ra7 Nh3+ 36. Kg2 Qe3 37. Ra1 Nf4+ 38. Nxf4 exf4 39. Ra3 Qc5 40. Rb3 Kh7 41. Bd3 Ba4 42. e5+ Kh6 43. Rb8 Bd1 44. Rxc8 Bxf3+ 45. Kxf3 Qe3+ 46. Kg2 Qg3+ 47. Kf1 1-0